Tapeworm Species Details

Monticellia coryphicephala (Monticelli, 1891) La Rue, 1911
Onchoproteocephalidea I: Proteocephalidae: Monticelliinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 2573
Order Onchoproteocephalidea I
Family Proteocephalidae
Subfamily Monticelliinae
Genus Monticellia
Species coryphicephala
Authority (Monticelli, 1891) La Rue, 1911
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Taenia coryphicephala Monticelli, 1891; Tetracotylus coryphicephala Monticelli, 1891; Ichthyotaenia coryphicephala (Monticelli, 1891)
Genus Record No
Type Species Yes
Verified Yes
Verified By T. Scholz
Citation(s)

Monticelli, F. S. 1891. Notizie su di alcune specie di Taenia. - Communicazione di Fr. Sav. Monticelli, (Tav. VIII). Bollettino della Societa dei Naturalisti in Napoli 5: 151-174 + Plate.

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La Rue, G. R. 1911. A revision of the cestode family Proteocephalidae. Zoologischer Anzeiger 38: 473-482.

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Redescription
Scientific Name Notes Type species by designation - redescribed by de Chambrier & Vaucher, 1999

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
03/19/2003 Created Scholz, Kuchta, Healy, Caira
02/16/2010Modified
07/04/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
05/05/2020ModifiedT. Scholz
12/03/2021ModifiedB. Barbeau
06/16/2024ModifiedT. Scholz

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Characiformes
Host Family Characidae
Type Host
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Genus Silurus
Species sp.
Subspecies
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Genus Salminus
Species brasiliensis
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Type Locality

Country Brazil
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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.